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How much do you think the gts will go down in 2 months. I was thinking about just getting a evga 7950gt and stepping up when the price goes down because they will give me the original price of my card back right?
 
Evga will give you back what you Paid for the card. You need to send them your bill to prove it.

In 2-3 months I estimate a 50$ drop.
 
My friend got the 7950GT KO Superclocked on his E6400 machine w/ 2gb ram and all.
His machine only overclocks right now to 2.66ghz, but it screams at 1280x1024. I see no reason for him to go faster really on a card, but he might do an upgrade within his 90 days.

If you need more horsepower for a larger monior then you would benefit from buying an 8800GTS. I just bought one for $449 shipped from Newegg.com and a $20 mail in rebate, and the reason behind it was I wanted something future proof, and I need it to do 1680x1050....at max settings.
For people with 8800GTS's....It seems we might upgrade to the GTX if it drops. But if you look at how the cost of the 6xxx,7xxx, and ATI for the last couple releases you will see the cost of cards has not really gotten much cheaper for the choice cards very fast. EVGA, Asus, BFG, and other top tier card makers tend to keep their cards priced higher. You see it now with PNY and XFX....they are cheaper MSRP or on sale cards.
Sure you can snag a PNY from Dell for cheaper at times, or maybe a BFG from Circuit City or Best Buy, but....
8800 card's might be a waste if you think games will look 300 times better out of the box. Hell they don't even have very good 8800 series drivers out I guess at the moment.

It's possible the card cost might drop $50-60...maybe 70 at best....depending on ATI's timing. But consider you have to go without your 7950 card for the time it takes S/H there, and back, plus EVGA's turn-around time, those costs plus S/H costs and you haven't saved much. You already consider buying expansive equipment, but I don't think you will have the savings you think you will buying and waiting 89 days. It might feel like savings cause it is not $450 out of the pocket right away, but $150 in upgrade costs and $20+ in S/H, plus the time without like I said.....is it worth it?

I say.....be part of the 8800 crowd if prefer maybe to not run SLI and you have a demand for lots of GPU power (large resolution gaming), and go all in and spend what you can. The 8800 crowd just like the purchasers of 6800 or 78/7900 cards hoping to upgrade may do it, but they may see in 90 days that the 8600 or 8200 series is what they really should consider...or ATI has some new toy that is worth outright selling your less then 90 day old card.

If you ask the question should I? Maybe you don't have a demand for the GPU power of 8800 card's (or dual X1900's or 7900's). Those who buy the 8800 card's know they need them, and don't really sleep on the question....that 24" monitor isn't going to look pretty all on its own (aka they have a large computer budget maybe set aside from income), but if your on 1440x900, 1280x1024 or less I seriously think a 7900GT or 7950GT will suit your needs fine for many months.
The DX10 / Pixal Shader 4.0 I think it is / Stream processors / physics on the 8800 card's is all advertising until probably Q1 / Q2 '07 because not a thing will use those components. I also think Crysis, UT2K7, or even Quake Wars might choke 8800GTS/GTX owners not running SLI......who do run maybe 1900x1200, or 1600x1200...I think its a good possibility we won't be able to play with settings maxed.
If a game came out that used all this new crap on the card....I think you would see the card choke quickly..the new capabilities that look so pretty is what taxes the card so hard.
So with that said........if you could afford to buy a PS3 at launch........I would say your probably going to buy a 8800 card........if you couldn't afford one.....I would say your probably going to buy a 7900 series card (even though the SLI 7950GX2's or whatever still cost $490 or something). If you wished you had a PS3 and a 8800 card and tried to figure a way to purchase them both at the same time, and got the PS3 and the 7900 card.....I'd say you'd probably upgrade your card to the 8800 card within 90 days.

I bet a box of hay.
 
hstuehmeyer2000 said:
How much do you think the gts will go down in 2 months. I was thinking about just getting a evga 7950gt and stepping up when the price goes down because they will give me the original price of my card back right?
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EVGA's step-up price will not go down. If their step-up price for the 8800GTS is $499 now it'll be $499 in 3 months, regardless of market prices. They always charge MSRP on step-up. That's why I usually think it's foolish for people to buy an EVGA card with a planned step-up to an existing card in mind. The main reason for stepping up should be if you buy a card and within 3 months a new one is released that you want to upgrade to. Even then it's usually better financially to sell the card online and buy a new one at market price instead of EVGA's MSRP for step-up. It's a great program; don't get me wrong. It's just that too many people go into it thinking it'll save them money, but for most people it doesn't. It should be more of a safety net than a planned upgrade path, unless you like hemorrhaging money.

Besides that, on the subject of waiting for prices to go down in general, factory81 makes a good point. In 3 months the 8800GTS might go down $50-$70. Let's be optimistic and call it $100. Bottom line is, if you have the money to buy one right now is it worth the $100 savings for you to be without one for 3 months? For me personally, the enjoyment of playing games at higher framerates and with better image quality for 3 months is well worth $100, but it might not for you.
 
MentatYP is right as well about EVGA pricing. They go by retail MSRP, so if the GTS is $500 still, your paying $500 even if its $399 at Best Buy for instance on sale. You definitely pay the premium.

Basically if you JUST bought a 7950GT maybe 2 months ago and you happen to have some spare cash, you might upgrade, but your going to pay the $499 MSRP on EVGA's website, meanwhile you can pick it up for $450 - $20 = $430.

Your 19" monitor doesn't exactly demand an 8800GTS really......your machine and your wallet will be happier if you get a 7900GT for low $200

Like I said if you have to ask do I need the 8800 card? You probably don't.......you've seen the benchmarks...you know your machine will last until next summer atleast if you buy a 512mb 7900GT card......in fact I bet you could take it another year on a 7900 card no problem....people still run 6800 Ultra's.......
 
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